Nature
What word is used to describe water without salt, like water from a stream?
Fresh Water
What is the smallest US state by area?
Rhode Island
Gryffindor
Who painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel?
Michelangelo
The traditional Mexican celebration takes place on November 1st and 2nd.
Dia de los Muertos (Day of the Dead)
Many animals sleep for portions of the year. What is the common term for this behavior?
Hibernation
What is the state capital of New York?
Albany
What does the Grinch try to steal in Dr. Seuss's famous story?
Christmas
Who was the first Roman Emperor?
Augustus
What colorful Indian festival celebrates the victory of good over evil through-the-throwing of colored powders?
Holi
The Earth actually holds more trees than stars in the Milky Way. How many stars does the Milky Way contain?
200-400 billion stars.
Which river flows through the Grand Canyon?
Colorado River
Who wrote Pride and Prejudice?
Jane Austen
Who was the first U.S. president to live in the White House?
John Adams
Where was the first modern Olympic Games held in 1896?
Athens, Greece
Can shoot blood through its eyes, which confuses its predators.
Texas horned lizards
Where is the world's second-highest mountain, K2, located?
Pakistan
This book series follows a young girl who starts a rebellion after 75 years of corruption.
The Hunger Games
She was ethnically Greek/Macedonian. She was the first in her line to learn the Egyptian language.
Cleopatra
Which country has the most public holidays which is 39 per year?
Nepal
This animal sweats milk for their babies to lick because they do not have nipples. They also glow under UV light.
Platypus
Name the country that borders Lesotho.
South Africa
Which classic dystopian book referenced Big Brother as the leader of the party?
1984 by George Orwell
Which ancient Egyptian pharaoh had the Great Pyramid of Giza built as his tomb?
Khufu
Which country has the tradition of unmarried adults who reach the age of 25 face a quirky local tradition of getting covered head-to-toe in cinnamon?
Denmark